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D. OLIVER.

Fence Post.

Patented Aug. 6, 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, DAVID OLIVER, of Oxford, in the county of Butler, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being hndto the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, like letters indicating like'parts wherever they occur.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct andiuse my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

vMy invention consists of a new and limproved. method of fastening fenceposts, by which I secure greater durability and economy of material and ground, and at the same time cheapness, over the ordinary manner of constructing fence. In the drawings- Figures 1 and 2 represent sectional views on the lines n: z and y y of iig. 4.

Figure 3 represents a view of link detached; and

Figure 4 represents a side elevation of the fence. y

In constructing my fence I take pieces of common undressed rough stone, of suitable size, and place them permanently in the ground where I desire to have my posts, as shown by the letter B in all the figures. lo these stones B I attach twojupright pieces, A A, of inch boards, from four to six inches in width` and suiii'ciently long to answer the desired height of the fence. The uprights A A may be made of lat rail timber or any pieces of wood convenient for the purpose. These uprights A A I fasten to the stones B by passing an iron link, C, through their lower ends and through a hole in the upper ends of the stones, drilled for that purpose, and key the links C irmly by driving wedges, a, through-the projecting portions ofthe links. If a bolt is used,`I fasten by providing it with a'screw and nut. The uprights'may also be secured to the stone base by the use of metal plates b, having hooks formed on their lower ends to t into holes or recesses madein the stone, and then having a bolt, e, secured in the top of the stone, and extending up into a-block, '12, of equal thickness with the stone, the blccli and plates being held firmly in place by having the staple Gr extend through them and the posts A, as

represented in iignl. After the uprights A A are thus vfirmly attached to the stones, the rails or boards can be placed between them, as shown inig. 4,' and the fence be rapidly and easily completed.

By this method of fastening the posts I secure greater durability than in the ordinary way of placingthem in the ground, as they are not exposed to the action of the moisture of the earth, and therefore not liable to rot. The fence can be .made straight, and thus a great saving of rails be secured over the zigzag or worm fences so cmxmon in the country. Besides taking a less numberof rails, it also occupies much less ground than the worm fence; and thus it isin every way more durable, cheaper, and economical.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, is-

A fence-post, consisting of two uprightsA' A, firmly attached to a. stone, B, by means of a link, G, substantially as described.

. DAVID OLIVER.

Witnesses:

W. B. BONNEY, JAMES CRAWFORD. 

